when my water broke-there was ALOT of water...that just kept coming and coming. A big pad woudln't have held it all, either time. I have some blankets in the car that I can sit on to avoid making such a mess in the car. I also have a change of clothes in the car. My water hasn't broken outside of the hospital yet, but...the nurses had to come in and change my bedding/and the padding they had me sitting on several times.

When my water was broken at the hospital, it was a lot! Maybe it was the position I was in, but if that happened out and about... Oh man, what a mess. Also my contractions picked up big time after that and I went from 5 to 10 in about 40 minutes. Crazy fast.
I really need to pack towels and clothes in the car!

lol I remember having that same fear with my oldest when I got further along I would be so scared to go to the store for fear my water would break while I was there and it would be like the part in Cone heads when her water breakes and the house pretty much floods lol

dont worry hun it wont be like that in fact ur water may not even break on its own my last 2 babies ( one 7/31/11 and 10/27/12) my Dr had to break my water each time and the only reason my labor went so much faster after that was because I was already so far along and pretty much only thing that needed to be done b4 I started to push was to break my water and with the last I didnt even feel it when she did break my water

My water broke at work!! :S I was induced at 40+1 with my other two kids, so it was TOTALLY unexpected! Luckily, I was wearing black pants, so it didn't look wet. However, there was a ton of fluid! My pants were soaked as much as if I'd emptied my totally full bladder! I had a pad in my purse, but since my pants were so wet it didn't stick. I had a towel at work (not for this purpose, but I was so glad to have it, and now I'd recommend always keeping a towel handy!), so I laid it in my chair to sit on while I got ready to leave. My contractions didn't start right away, so I called my doc, called DH and mom, and drove myself to L&D. My recommendation from now on to ANY preggo is to have a towel handy in your car, and at your workplace towards the end of pregnancy. Oh, and as much fluid as I had (A TON!!!), it didn't puddle on the floor. Just soaked up into my pants all down my legs.

My water broke with my last one, my bed was soaked. It happened while I was sleeping. It was a mess, I was a wet mess. My hunny used spray and wash on the bed, and then water. We still joke not knowing if it was all the way clean down, since we have a temperpedic.

Yep, mine ran all down my legs, into my shoes, all over the floor and kept up at that flow for what seemed like forever. If it happens in public I would try to tell someone in charge so no one slipps on it. Having towells handy in the car would be a good idea. No matter what, most likely if it happens in public anyone who notices will assume what happened. I would not worry about it.